I emailed High Country Gardens yesterday to request a copy of my November invoice, which they gladly sent to me.
Tulip Bakeri ‘Lilac Wonder’ x1
Muscari Botryroides ‘Album’ x4
Muscari Armeniacum x4
Tulipa Humilis ‘Alba Coerulea Oculata’ x2
Allium Christophii x2
Allium Karataviense ‘Ivory Queen’ x1
To my knowledge only the Tulipa humilis was the no-show in my garden this year…the one I most wanted to see in bloom. The Tulipa bakeri was kind enough to put out 2 blooms before disappearing into the ground altogether (picture taken 3/9/07). The white flowering muscari and allium weren’t nearly as spectacular as their darker colored counterparts, Ivory Queen proving to be a shorter, ground hugging allium than Christophii. The alliums however do make for interesting dried subjects, their preserved spiky heads still linger in the garden today….
I’m currently researching a way to theme by category, specifically the puppy category, without having to spin off into another blog. The information at Technosailor’s blog might offer me a way of doing it…we’ll see how it goes.
On the 24th of May, I put in an order for six calla lily bulbs at PacificCallas.com. After the spectacular Mango Calla lily bloom in the front yard beds, I thought the Calla a good candidate for the blue & white beds in the back. The Vermeer Calla lily is a study in white and purple, an unusual bicolor that caught my eye. After 2 months in the side yard, the Vermeer callas are showing off their first blooms. Absolutely fantastic!
Photographing with an unfamiliar camera causes a lot of headache when many of your shots turn out blurry and grainy. I’m currently using a Canon Powershot A710 IS…a beginner-friendly camera with a wealth of extra options. I would like to take close up shots of flowers at distances less than two feet away but apparently I’m not geared properly or shooting correctly. I’ve turned to the following page for some assistance in photographing my garden subjects, especially if I plan to venture into manual adjustments.
I emailed High Country Gardens yesterday to request a copy of my November invoice, which they gladly sent to me.